All Health articles – Page 171
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NewsPlain packaging petition sent to Department of Health
Almost a quarter of a million people have signed a petition demanding the government drops plans to force…
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Comment & Opinion
The real Olympic legacy
Seven years in the planning and a few weeks in execution, the Olympics is a strange affair.
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NewsSporty salve from Bakewell Soap Company
The Bakewell Soap Company is tapping into the summer of sport with an after-exercise salve.
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NewsBanned from crisps at home, men eat 41% more out
Men are tucking into more bags of crisps and bars of chocolate - despite efforts by their other halves to curb snacking.
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NewsLow salt NPD stalls as suppliers get 'cold feet' on further reductions
The brakes have been slammed on the development of new products making health claims about salt…
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NewsDioxin problem still blights German eggs
Germany’s problem with dioxins in eggs has shown no signs of going away, with news that another farm has tested positive for contamination.
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Category ReportCanned food suppliers look to build health cred
Consumers are attracted to canned goods for a number of reasons - but it’s fair to say that health has not, traditionally, been one.
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NewsPlayers blast Health Lottery move to cut prizes
The Health Lottery has defended the reduction of its prize payouts for players who match three or four balls.
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Comment & Opinion
Educating the anti-salt lobby
As someone who has low, not high, blood pressure, I get a little irritated with health charities on a salt reduction crusade.
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Comment & Opinion
The one billion unit pledge
Last week I witnessed something quite unexpected. The Health Select Committee report on the…
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Comment & Opinion
Consumers need champions
In my time as retail controller of the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) I was a member of…
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News'Cow pats' extend Mu range
Adams Foods is extending Mu - its exclusive-to-Tesco Cheddar brand - into cheese snacks…
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Comment & Opinion
Sports drinks: the facts
We were disappointed by the views expressed in the BBC Panorama programme The Truth About…
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Analysis & FeaturesHitting the wall: what next in the race to reduce salt?
Food companies say they can’t cut salt levels any further. Health campaigners…
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Comment & Opinion
Sharp practice, dull shoppers
A few seconds and a bowlful of cookies were all it took to show how meaningless five-a-day claims are in isolation.
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NewsSainsbury's to present health label evidence
Sainsbury’s is to present evidence to the government that front-of-pack traffic light labelling leads to a dramatic consumer shift…
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NewsThe Klever cakes that claim to burn calories
Could eating indulgent Italian patisserie really help to burn calories?
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Comment & Opinion
Time for brands to get sweet on diabetics
Diabetes is on the rise. Almost 60% of people tested at a recent health roadshow were found to be at risk of diabetes.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Olympic food trials
With 300,000 extra people a day expected during the Olympics, hygiene inspectors are working overtime to ensure food safety is spot on.
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NewsFood companies 'hitting the wall' on salt
The government has been urged to scrap industry targets for salt reduction, after scientists warned they risked ruining the taste of products from bacon to Cheddar.